Name: Williamston Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week no trends available on feeder steers and feeder heifers due to limited comparable sale feeder bulls 3.00 higher, slaughter cows 2.00 higher slaughter bulls steady. Moderate offering of average quality cattle with active buyer participation.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $135.40/cwt on 116 head.

Average price

$135.40

116 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.08

vs SC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	481	144.59	695	41
Medium and Large 2	521	133.73	697	59
Small 1-2	459	121.43	558	9thin
Medium and Large 3	378	113.71	430	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.88/cwt here — about $265 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale116 hd

135.40

—

SC average5 barns · 519 hd

135.48

−0.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,602	110.82	1,775	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	92.71	1,485	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,244	89.30	1,111	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	74.32	739	4thin

Every lot, as filed

119 lots · USDA AMS · Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	533	139.52/cwt	136.00–143.00	744	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	468	144.34/cwt	141.00–147.50	676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	164.37/cwt	157.50–170.00	531	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	265	162.59/cwt	160.00–165.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	136.72/cwt	133.00–142.00	934	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	665	117.02/cwt	114.00–120.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	139.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	804	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	429	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.20/cwt	155.00–160.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	285	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.59/cwt	130.00–144.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	148.13/cwt	145.00–152.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	405	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	378	198.49/cwt	188.00–210.00	750	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	340	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	138.65/cwt	133.00–144.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	446	1
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	147.56/cwt	145.00–150.00	462	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	630	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	888	1
Heifers	Small 1-2Value Added	—	290	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	125.21/cwt	122.00–130.00	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	135.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	235	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.27/cwt	135.00–142.50	524	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.54/cwt	139.00–144.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	149.66/cwt	149.00–150.00	561	3
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	518	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	270	118.97/cwt	115.00–122.52	321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	455	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	788	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	146.99/cwt	146.00–149.00	992	4
Steers	Small 1-2	—	380	148.77/cwt	147.50–150.00	565	2
Steers	Small 1-2	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	332	138.06/cwt	130.00–147.50	458	7
Steers	Small 1-2	—	285	145.91/cwt	140.00–150.00	416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	877	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	520	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	931	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	685	117.01/cwt	115.00–119.00	802	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	173.78/cwt	171.00–178.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	177.00/cwt	172.50–182.50	669	10
Steers	Small 1-2	—	528	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Steers	Small 1-2	—	635	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	336	174.11/cwt	172.50–175.00	585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	808	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	665	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	440	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	153.30/cwt	151.00–156.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	170.64/cwt	170.00–175.00	727	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	164.40/cwt	160.00–170.00	866	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	126.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	532	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,260	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	869	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	92.71/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,485	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	76.10/cwt	71.00–84.00	689	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	821	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	89.84/cwt	80.00–103.00	1,121	30
Bulls	—	—	2,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,514	1
Bulls	—	—	1,503	108.98/cwt	93.00–119.00	1,638	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	940	799.68/cwt	790.00–810.00	7,517	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,365.00/cwt	1,365.00–1,365.00	20,339	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	875	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	8,313	1
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	745	820.00/cwt	820.00–820.00	6,109	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	810	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,885	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	910	1,135.00/cwt	1,135.00–1,135.00	10,329	1
Stock Cows	Small 1-2	—	708	715.73/cwt	608.00–814.00	5,067	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,006	1,140.42/cwt	994.00–1,281.00	11,473	8
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	725	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	3,879	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,347.96/cwt	1,263.00–1,482.00	16,310	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	146.65/cwt	142.50–154.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	134.75/cwt	134.00–136.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	633	5
Heifers	Small 1-2	—	423	124.34/cwt	122.50–126.00	526	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	585	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	807	1
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	425	146.43/cwt	142.50–150.00	622	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	156.98/cwt	150.00–163.00	746	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	141.89/cwt	136.00–148.00	948	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	139.07/cwt	131.00–145.00	880	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	156.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	646	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	149.10/cwt	140.00–157.00	857	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	142.76/cwt	135.00–151.00	964	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	475	151.37/cwt	147.50–155.00	719	2
Bulls	Small 1-2	—	520	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.30/cwt	125.00–130.00	606	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	158.25/cwt	157.00–160.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	159.06/cwt	154.00–167.00	841	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	690	1,099.64/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	7,588	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	988	1,328.92/cwt	1,275.00–1,375.00	13,130	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	655	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,585	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,760	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	778	851.19/cwt	785.00–900.00	6,622	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	885	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,080	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,094.00/cwt	1,094.00–1,094.00	10,502	1

How this sale compares

South Carolina weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every South Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

South Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Mon Mar 28, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Columbia, SC (LS-CO)

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 266Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 72Year ago 55

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 29Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	152.50	152.50
10	—	323	157.50–170.00	164.37
2	—	265	160.00–165.00	162.59
3	—	683	133.00–142.00	136.72
1	—	585	164.00	164.00
4	—	370	155.00–160.00	158.20
1	—	220	170.00	170.00
1	—	430	167.50	167.50
1	—	535	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	140.00	140.00
1	—	455	177.00	177.00
1	—	440	179.00	179.00
4	—	675	146.00–149.00	146.99
3	—	517	171.00–178.00	173.78
10	—	378	172.50–182.50	177.00
4	—	336	172.50–175.00	174.11
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	195.00	195.00
2	—	378	188.00–210.00	198.49
1	—	340	195.00	195.00
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
2	—	380	147.50–150.00	148.77
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
7	—	332	130.00–147.50	138.06
3	—	285	140.00–150.00	145.91
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
2	—	685	115.00–119.00	117.01
2	—	528	135.00–140.00	137.58
1	—	635	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	165.00	165.00
1	—	520	179.00	179.00
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
1	—	665	157.00	157.00
1	—	440	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	160.00	160.00
1	—	335	170.00	170.00
1	—	505	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	136.00–143.00	139.52
2	—	468	141.00–147.50	144.34
1	—	285	142.50	142.50
1	—	585	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	114.00–120.00	117.02
2	—	315	120.00	120.00
2	—	518	120.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	423	122.50–126.00	124.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	138.00–145.00	139.64
8	—	429	145.00–152.00	148.13
3	—	608	133.00–144.00	138.65
2	—	313	145.00–150.00	147.56
9	—	521	139.00–144.00	141.54
3	—	375	149.00–150.00	149.66
1	—	240	150.00	150.00
9	—	474	142.50–154.00	146.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	421	130.00–144.00	139.59
10	—	624	122.00–130.00	125.21
13	—	528	130.00–138.00	135.24
6	—	376	135.00–142.50	139.27
2	—	655	125.00–126.00	125.50
1	—	700	120.00	120.00
4	—	588	134.00–136.00	134.75
2	—	335	135.00–140.00	137.54
1	—	270	132.50	132.50
5	—	471	130.00–139.00	134.39
3	—	782	122.00–124.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	110.00	110.00
1	—	235	107.50	107.50
2	—	270	115.00–122.52	118.97
1	—	595	117.50	117.50
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
1	—	395	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	290	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	151.00–156.00	153.30
2	—	478	178.00	178.00
8	—	426	170.00–175.00	170.64
1	—	745	139.00	139.00
10	—	527	160.00–170.00	164.40
2	—	668	136.00–148.00	141.89
4	—	560	157.00–160.00	158.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	120.00–135.00	126.26
1	—	670	109.00	109.00
3	—	472	125.00–130.00	128.30
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	142.50–150.00	146.43
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
2	—	475	147.50–155.00	151.37
1	—	520	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	475	150.00–163.00	156.98
4	—	633	131.00–145.00	139.07
4	—	414	150.00–165.00	156.04
13	—	575	140.00–157.00	149.10
2	—	675	135.00–151.00	142.76
7	—	529	154.00–167.00	159.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,260	69.00	69.00
3	—	905	71.00–84.00	76.10
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,602	90.00–96.00	92.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	73.00	73.00
30	—	1,248	80.00–103.00	89.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,095	120.00	120.00
5	—	1,503	93.00–119.00	108.98

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	790.00–810.00	799.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,490	1,365.00	1,365.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	820.00	820.00
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	725	535.00	535.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	1,135.00	1,135.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,328.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	690	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.64
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	778	785.00–900.00	851.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	708	608.00–814.00	715.73
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,006	994.00–1,281.00	1,140.42
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	1,263.00–1,482.00	1,347.96
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,094.00	1,094.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Williamston Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Upstate Livestock Exchange - Williamston, SC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle